''Il mulino del Po'' (internationally released as ''The Mill on the Po'') is a 1949

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directed by

Alberto Lattuada Alberto Lattuada (; 13 November 1914 – 3 July 2005) was an Italian film director. Career Lattuada was born in Vaprio d'Adda, the son of composer Felice Lattuada. He was initially interested in literature, becoming, while still a student, a mem ...

. It is based on the novel with the same name by

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Cast

Carla Del Poggio Carla Del Poggio (2 December 1925 – 14 October 2010) was an Italian cinema, theatre, and television actress. Biography Born Maria Luisa Attanasio in Naples, she was the wife of Italian director Alberto Lattuada for 60 years, from 2 April 1945 ...

: Berta *

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: Orbino *

Mario Besesti Mario Besesti (20 November 1894 – 21 June 1968) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Besesti began a career acting on stage and screen in 1932. He made his film debut in 1938 and among his most popular filmography includes the 19 ...

: il padrone *

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: Princivalle *

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: donna Cecilia *

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: Raibolini *

Giulio Calì Giulio Calì (26 March 1895 – 20 January 1967) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1927 and 1966. Life and career Born in Rome, Calì started his career on stage, being mainly active in Roman dialect theat ...

: Smarazzacucco *

Anna Carena Anna Carena (30 January 1899 - 15 April 1990) was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than thirty films from 1941 to 1983. Filmography References External links * 1899 births 1990 deaths Italian film actresses {{Italy-fi ...

: L'Argìa *

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: La Sniza *

Dina Sassoli Dina Sassoli (15 August 1920 – 24 March 2008) was an Italian film actress. She was born on 15 August 1920, in Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. She was best known for her work with Italian director Mario Camerini. She died on 24 March 2008 in Ro ...

: Susanna

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* 1949 films Films directed by Alberto Lattuada 1949 drama films Italian black-and-white films Italian drama films Films based on Italian novels Films scored by Ildebrando Pizzetti 1940s Italian-language films 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-film-stub